Driving

Carriage driving is an exciting and exhilarating sport for the whole family and if you are thinking about learning to drive then Bradbourne is the place for you to learn the skill involved in carriage driving, where you will receive one to one tuition from one of our three instructors.

Your lessons will begin with learning or demonstrating your knowledge of harnessing up the horse and putting it into the carriage. You will then master the rein handling skill by driving in the ménage, around the fields or on the local roads. For those of you who are ambitious you may like to try your hand at driving a pair or tandem. Lessons are either 1/2 hour or an hour in duration.

Even experienced drivers need to hone their skills. You may be having problems achieving a particular movement, so having someone on the ground that can see where you may be going wrong can help.

Then twice a year I hold a carriage driving camp allowing fellow drivers to get together. We get drivers from all over the county coming down; we have a good laugh whilst learning something at the same time. When it comes to this event, there is also the chance of putting your horse into B & B with us, saving you the problems of commuting daily. If you enjoy it that much you could also join Bradbourne Carriage Driving Club and meet other driving enthusiasts, some of which have also taken a few lesions with me.

Carriage driving takes place at many levels, Club, National and International, of which I have got two bronze medals represent Great Britain in 2003 and 2007. When winter moves in so do we. Over the winter carriage driving moves indoors and so the fun goes on. Come and talk to us, with our help it could be you that gets to represent Great Britain.